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Board of Directors Meeting Packet BOD Meeting - June 30, 2021 Page 1 AGENDA EAST-WEST GATEWAY COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS BOARD OF DIRECTORS WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30, 2021 – 10:00 A.M. DUE TO THE OUTBREAK OF COVID-19, THE COUNCIL’S OFFICES ARE CURRENTLY CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC AND WILL BE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE Board Members have the option of attending the meeting in-person or virtually. Public attendance will only be permitted through virtual presence at this time: Computer: https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/662952405 Meeting ID: 662-952-405 Phone: 1-571-317-3122 Access Code: 662-952-405 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF MAY 26, 2021 3. DISCUSSION ITEMS A. Update of Missouri HB 661 - - Carol Lawrence (EWGCOG) and Jed Wolkins (U.S EPA) B. Draft FY 2022-2025 Transportation Improvement Program and Regional Air Quality Conformity Determination - - Jason Lange 4. ACTION ITEMS A. Extension of September 30, 2020 Suspense Date for Locally Sponsored Projects - - Brad Williams B. Modifications to the FY 2021-2024 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), Connected2045, and the Related Air Quality Conformity Determination – Requested by Illinois and Missouri Sponsors - - Brad Williams C. Regional Security Expenditures - - Gregg Favre 5. OTHER BUSINESS 6. ADJOURNMENT NEXT MEETING DATE: WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25, 2021 BOD Meeting - June 30, 2021 Page 2 Chair Kurt Prenzler Chairman Madison County Board Vice Chair Memo to: Board of Directors Dennis Gannon County Executive, Jefferson County 2nd Vice Chair From: Staff Mark A. Kern Chairman, St. Clair County Board Subject: Project Notifications Executive Committee Tim Brinker Presiding Commissioner Franklin County Date: June 15, 2021 Steve Ehlmann County Executive St. Charles County Tishaura Jones Mayor Attached is the Project Notification list for May 8 – June 11, 2021. The compiled list City of St. Louis contains information about funding requests, grant applications and announcements/ Vicki Koerber County Board Chairman public notices. It is compiled from the weekly statewide project table sent out by the Monroe County Missouri Federal Assistance Clearinghouse, Missouri Office of Administration, for Dr. Sam Page County Executive, St. Louis County comments. If you have any questions regarding this attachment, please contact Carol Members Lawrence in the Community Planning department. Terry Briggs President Municipal League of Metro St. Louis Ron Counts Mayor, City of Arnold Jefferson County Honorable Rita Heard Days Councilwoman, 1st Council District St. Louis County Robert Eastern III Mayor, City of East St. Louis Mark Kupsky President, Southwestern Illinois Council of Mayors Roy Mosley St. Clair County Lewis Reed President, Board of Aldermen City of St. Louis Herbert Simmons President, Southwestern Illinois Metropolitan & Regional Planning Commission Seth Speiser Vice President, Southwestern Illinois Council of Mayors Donald R. Summers, Jr. St. Louis County Michael Walters Madison County John White St. Charles County Regional Citizens Barbara Geisman C. William Grogan John A. Laker Ron Williams Non-voting Members Holly Bieneman Illinois Department of Transportation Vacant Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Gateway Tower Patrick McKenna One Memorial Drive, Suite 1600 Missouri Department of Transportation St. Louis, MO 63102-2451 Taulby Roach Bi-State Development 314-421-4220 618-274-2750 Aaron Willard Fax 314-231-6120 Missouri Office of Administration Executive Director [email protected] www.ewgateway.org James M. Wild 6/2/2021 BOD Meeting - June 30, 2021 Page 3 Project Reviews for East-West Gateway Council of Governments May 8 – June 11, 2021 FUNDING: FEDERAL FEDERAL STATE, JURISDICTION APPLICANT PROJECT DESCRIPTION AGENCY GRANT/LOAN LOCAL/OTHER TOTAL St. Louis City City of St. Louis 21.106 – Airport Improvement DOT $534,489 $534,489 Airport Authority Program #2110077 Reimbursable Agreement for Reconstruction of Runway 12R-30L from Taxiway R to Taxiway G St. Louis City City of St. Louis 20.106 – Airport Improvement DOT $974,925 Applicant: $1,299,900 Airport Authority Program $324,975 #2110085 Purchase and Install PCAs and Electrical GPUs and Upgrade Electrical Infrastructure for Three Gates in the C Concourse at St. Louis Lambert International Airport St. Louis City Independence 93.958 – Block Grants for Community HHS $1,149,275 $1,149,275 Center Mental Health Services #2110086 Independence Center Clinical and Recovery Support Services Project St. Louis County City of Eureka 16.710 – Public Safety Partnership DOJ $125,000 Applicant: $251,230 and Community Policing Grants $126,230 #2110089 The City of Eureka is Requesting Funding to Hire an Additional Officer to Assist Persons in Crisis St. Charles County St. Charles County 16.741 – DNA Backlog Reduction DOJ $75,000 $75,000 Program DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction – St. Charles County BOD Meeting - June 30, 2021 Page 4 Jefferson County Community 93.958 – Block Grants for Community HHS $370,868 $370,868 Treatment Mental Health Services Incorporated Comtrea Crisis Response Team #2110096 St. Louis City Places for People, 93.958 – Block Grants for Community HHS $2,872,261 $2,872,261 Inc. Mental Health Services #2110097 Hope and Healing for Post-Pandemic Recovery and Resilience St. Louis County Hazelwood School 16.710 – Public Safety Partnership DOJ $500,000 Applicant: $625,000 District and Community Policing Grants $125,000 #2110125 The District Piloted the TouchPoint Wireless “Panic Button” System at One Elementary School. This Project Would Expand This System to All Twenty of the District’s Elementary Schools as well as to the District’s Bus Fleet (115 Buses) St. Louis County St. Louis 84.335 – Child Care Access Means DOEd $276,597 Applicant: $336,467 Community Parents in School $59,870 College Bridgeton, MO STLCC-CCAMPIS-2021 #2110126 St. Louis City City of St. Louis 20.106 – Airport Improvement DOT $17,797,193 $17,797,193 Airport Authority Program #2112003 Reconstruction of Runway 12R-30L From Taxiway R to Taxiway G – Project 1 St. Louis County Just Moms STL 66.604 – Environmental Justice Small EPA $75,000 $75,000 Grant Program #2112005 Educating Communities Living Near Superfund Sites BOD Meeting - June 30, 2021 Page 5 St. Louis County Parkway School 16.710 – Public Safety Partnership DOJ $85,575 Applicant: $114,100 District and Community Policing Grants $28,525 #2112009 Parkway School District’s School Violence Prevention Program: Security Risk Reduction in Mission Essential Vulnerable Areas St. Louis City City of St. Louis 20.106 – Airport Improvement DOT $432,252 $432,252 Airport Authority Program #2112010 2021 Pavement Management Plan (PMP) Update BOD Meeting - June 30, 2021 Page 6 MINUTES EAST-WEST GATEWAY COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAY 26, 2021 The regular meeting of the Board of Directors was held virtually on Wednesday, May 26, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. via Webinar due to the Council offices being closed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Members in Attendance Kurt Prenzler, Chair, Chairman, Madison County, IL Board Dennis Gannon, Vice-Chair, County Executive, Jefferson County, MO Mark Kern, 2nd Vice-Chair, Chairman, St. Clair County Board, IL Board Tim Brinker, Presiding Commissioner, Franklin County, MO Rita Heard Days, St. Louis County, MO Steve Ehlmann, County Executive, St. Charles County, MO Barbara Geisman, Regional Citizen, City of St. Louis, MO Bill Grogan, Regional Citizen, St. Clair County, IL Tishaura Jones, Mayor, City of St. Louis, MO Vicki Koerber, Chairman, Monroe County, IL Board Mark Kupsky, Mayor, City of Fairview Heights, IL; President, SW IL Council of Mayors Dr. Sam Page, County Executive, St. Louis County, MO Herb Simmons, President, SW IL Metropolitan and Regional Planning Commission Ruth Springer, President, Municipal League of Metro St. Louis Donald Summers, St. Louis County, MO Michael Walters, Madison County, IL Board Ron Williams, Regional Citizen, Madison County, IL Tom Blair, MoDOT Tom Caldwell, IDOT Jared Hankinson, Designee, State of Missouri Taulby Roach, President, Bi-State Development Members Absent Holly Bieneman, IDOT Ron Counts, Mayor, City of Arnold, Jefferson County, MO Robert Eastern III, Mayor, City of East St. Louis, IL John A. Laker, Regional Citizen, St. Clair County, IL Patrick McMcKenna, MoDOT Roy Mosley, Board Member, St. Clair County, IL Lewis Reed, President Board of Aldermen, City of St. Louis John White, Councilman, St. Charles County, MO Aaron Willard, State of Missouri BOD Meeting - June 30, 2021 Page 7 Others in Attendance Paul Hampel Scott Ogilvie Betsy Tracy EWGCOG Staff: Jim Wild, Staci Alvarez, Jerry Blair, Joyce Collins-Catling, Dale Chambers, Bailey DeJonge, Gregg Favre, Larry Grither, Lee Harris, Paul Hubbman, Donna Humphreys, Gena Jain, Jason Lange, Carol Lawrence, Mary Grace Lewandowski, Brian Marler, Maureen McCarthy, Marcie Meystrik, Luke Miller, Anna Musial, Rachael Pawlak, Sonya Pointer, John Posey, Mary Rocchio, Roz Rodgers, Lubna Shoaib, Himmer Soberanis, Melissa Theiss, Jennifer Vuitel, Leah Watkins, Derek Wetherell, Brad Williams, Aaron Young CALL TO ORDER The Board of Directors meeting was called to order by Mr. Prenzler, Chair. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF APRIL 28, 2021 MEETING Motion approving the April 28, 2021 Meeting Minutes was made by Mr. Ehlmann, seconded by Mr. Gannon. Motion passed, all voting aye. DISCUSSION ITEMS 2020 Census Population Estimates Derek Wetherell, EWGCOG, provided the latest population information from the U.S. Census. He briefly discussed data that highlighted differences between the 2020 decennial census count and 2020 population estimates for select states, population changes in the St. Louis 15-county Metropolitan Statistical Area and the EWG 8-county region. He also noted that the St. Louis region as a whole experienced slow growth compared to peer regions and other states but showed population gains from 2010-2015 and population decline from 2019-2020; St. Charles County experienced largest increase and St. Louis City experienced largest decrease. He pointed out that current and updated data can be found by accessing the Where We Stand document on the EWG website at www.ewgateway.org/wws and updates can be requested by subscribing to the email list as well following the Twitter and Facebook media subscriptions.
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